Page 4: Historical Events In January - 24

1899  Belgium govt of Vandenpeereboom forms on this day in history.   

1900  Battle at Tugela-Spionkop, South Africa (Boers vs British army) on this day in history.   

1900  Newcastle Badminton Club, world's oldest, formed in England on this day in history.   

1901  Emily Hobhouse views Lord Kitchener's concentration camp at Bloemfontein on January - 24.   

1901  On January - 24 1st games played in baseball's American League   

1901  On this day in history simon Hassler, composer, dies at 68   

1902  Denmark sells Virgin Islands to USA on January - 24.   

1902  On January - 24 oskar Morgenstern, German/US economist   

1903  On this day in history robert Gwathmey, artist (Arts & Letters)   

1904  Franz Coenen, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1906  On this day in history norman Cook, museum curator   

1907  Alfonse Vranckx, Belgian lawyer/politician on this day in history.   

1908  On January - 24 general Baden-Powell starts Boy-Scouts   

1908  On January - 24 robert Baden-Powell organizes the first Boy Scout troop in England.   

1908  On this day in history gen Baden-Powell starts Boy-Scouts   

1909  On this day in history ann Todd, Hartford England, actress (Paradine Case, 7th Veil)   

1911  C[atherine] L[ucille] Moore, US, sci-fi author (Judgment Night) on January - 24.   

1911  On this day in history carl Eilhardt, composer, dies at 67   

1912  On this day in history ken Weekes, cricketer (WI batsman v England 1939, 137 at The Oval)   

1913  Franz Kafka stops working on "Amerika"; it will never be finished on this day in history.   

1913  On this day in history mark Goodson, TV game-show proudcer (Goodson-Toddman)   

1913  On this day in history gustav Luders, composer, dies at 47   

1914  Opera "Madeleine," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

1915  On January - 24 german-British sea battle at Doggersbank &Helgoland   

1915  On this day in history german-British sea battle at Doggersbank & Helgoland   

1915  On this day in history robert B Motherwell, US, painter (Elegies to the Spanish Republic)   

1916  John Corner, scientist on this day in history.   

1917  On January - 24 ernest Borgnine Academy Award-winning actor Marty [1955], The Poseidon Adventure, The Dirty Dozen, McHale’s Navy was born   

1917  The birth of Ernest Borgnine, American actor on this day in history.   

1917  Ernest Borgnine, Hamden Ct, actor (Ice Station Zebra, McHale, Marty) on this day in history.   

1917  Ernest Borgnine Academy Award-winning actor: Marty [1955], The Poseidon Adventure, The Dirty Dozen, McHale’s Navy was born on January - 24.   

1918  On this day in history oral Roberts evangelist founder Oral Roberts University was born   

1918  On this day in history gottfried von Einem, Bern Switzerland, Austrian composer (Dantons Tod)   

1918  Oral Roberts evangelist: founder: Oral Roberts University was born on this day in history.   

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1287  On January - 24 birth of richard Aungerville, English bishop (d. 1345)   

1444  On this day in history birth of galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan (d. 1476)   

1638  Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet (d. 1706) was born on this day in history.   

1664  On this day in history birth of john Vanbrugh, London, dramatist/architect (baptized)   

1670  On this day in history birth of william Congreve, English playwright (d. 1729)   

1674  On this day in history birth of thomas Tanner, English bishop (d. 1735)   

1679  Christian von Wolff, German philosopher was born on January - 24.   

1705  On January - 24 birth of farinelli, [Carlo Broschi], Andria Italy, castrato   

0041  On this day in history death of caligula, [G C Germanicus], Roman emperor (37-41), assassinated at 28   

0661  Death of Ali ibn Abu Talib, kalief of Islam (656-61), murdered on January - 24.   

0772  On January - 24 stefanus III/IV, pope (768-72), dies   

0817  Stefanus IV, pope (816-17), dies on January - 24.   

1125  On January - 24 death of david IV of Georgia (b. 1073)   

1336  Alfonso IV, the Benignant, king of Aragon (1327-36), dies at 36 on this day in history.   

1366  Death of Alfonso IV of Aragon (b. 1299) on this day in history.   

1376  On this day in history death of richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel, English military leader